HARRISBURG - “A state budget that holds the line on state taxes and state spending is clearly in touch with the mood of taxpayers”, said Republican State Senator Lisa Baker.  “With revenues continuing to fall short of projections each month, it is impossible to craft a state budget that will be widely popular.  There does not seem to be much choice but to exercise fiscal restraint and try to prepare for an eventual economic recovery.  This budget is consistent with the approach Governor Corbett promised to take.”

Democrat John Yudichak was less kind in his assessment of the Republican governor’s budget.

"The Governor's budget continues a dodge and shift philosophy that shortchanges Pennsylvania's future by hurting working families, our schools, and our communities”, Yudichak said.  “The budget dodges the responsibility of creating jobs and opportunity while shifting the tax burden to local taxpayers.  Cutting education funding by $400 million raises school taxes and college tuition rates, cutting human services programs by $600 million forces counties to raise property taxes; and this budget continues that disastrous dodge and shift philosophy.”